{"id":5756,"date":"2020-11-19T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=5756"},"modified":"2020-11-19T09:56:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:56:12","slug":"reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/reflections","title":{"rendered":"Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5757 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23472174_10214800304391464_3806104250106354496_n-Cropped-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23472174_10214800304391464_3806104250106354496_n-Cropped-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23472174_10214800304391464_3806104250106354496_n-Cropped.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>As you read this, I have just boarded an airplane. Headed to Ohio to bury my mom who passed last week.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve spent a lot of time, in the last week, reflecting on my relationship with my mom.<\/p>\n<p>It was complicated. And, in the end, she was still my mom.<\/p>\n<p>As with most of us, I learned a lot from my parents. Some were lessons about what, and who, I didn\u2019t want to be. And some are responsible for who I am today\u2026 at least in part.<\/p>\n<p>As I have been reflecting on my life, and how I grew up, I realized that none of it has to define me or my life.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of lessons I learned growing up on a farm and playing sports that I apply to my life and my business today.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those values and lessons make me feel like an alien today, but they are the foundation I have built my life on.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping my word\u2026<br \/>\nDiscipline\u2026<br \/>\nHard work\u2026<br \/>\nHonesty\u2026<br \/>\nBeing on time (which really means 10 minutes early)\u2026<br \/>\nAnd, more!<\/p>\n<p>Time passes for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>Value the relationships you have and fix the broken ones when you can.<\/p>\n<p>Make an impact with your life. And in your business.<\/p>\n<p>Do things that matter to you.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t put them off.<\/p>\n<p>You just never know.<\/p>\n<p>To Your Success \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Diane<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you read this, I have just boarded an airplane. Headed to Ohio to bury my mom who passed last week. I\u2019ve spent a lot of time, in the last week, reflecting on my relationship with my mom. It was complicated. And, in the end, she was still my mom. 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